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[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

There are manual releases but they're hidden. They need to be more obvious because these cars are rented to people and obviously the owners aren't taking the time to figure out where they're at.

I would also think just having secondary power packs in each door would help in the event power is cut to ensure the doors can continue to function for a few minutes while also a speaker could explain how to use the emergency release if none of the doors are working.

All this added complexity and cost isn't worth it to me, manual doors just make sense for so many reasons.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 month ago

Or, how about this: it’s a door, have it work like every other car door for the last 70 years.

Redesigning stuff to make it “cool” and “futuristic” is fucking stupid and is clearly not safe. Doors have handles, the handles are pulled to open the door. Keep it simple.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

The reason given for hiding them just makes that fact worse. It's for "aesthetics". Manual latches don't look futuristic enough.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

In the future nobody reads “the design of everyday things” apparently

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

In the future nobody reads ~~“the design of everyday things” apparently~~

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Eject the doors with explosives as soon as the vehicle velocity is zero and fuck everyone else. Tumbler style.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Awesome way to enter the cinema though

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Or at a red carpet premier: pull up, doors blast off, step out in style over the mangled bodies of the paparazzi...

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Honestly Tesla should be sued over this

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The front handles aren't hidden. They're so obvious everyone I take in my car tries to use them first if I don't tell them.

Back doors is a whole other story.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's if they have them. Apparently some models of the Y don't come with manual back door releases.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Back doors is a whole other story.

Thats what this means. The back seats are hit and miss depending on the vehicle.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I thought that was more in reference to the release being hidden under a mat to access. The fact that 'a whole other story' could be misconstrued two ways I think just shows how bonkers this is 😂

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Ah, I can see how that may have come across like that. My bad.